Academic Year 2011 - 2012

Business of Life Workshop

Date: July 30, 2012
Facilitator: Allison Rimm, President, Allison Rimm and Associates, LLP and former Senior VP Strategic Planning and Information Management at MGH
This full-day "Business of Life workshop was sponsored by the Office for Women's Careers. In this highly experiential workshop, the women faculty learned how to apply the principles of strategic planning to achieve their personal and professional goals while deriving greater fulfillment from life.

15th Annual Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards Luncheon

Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Office for Women's Careers offered this luncheon to all Claflin award winners to celebrate their achievements. The luncheon was by invitation only.

Invitation Only-Faculty Parents Group

At the third meeting of the Faculty Parents Group, Dr. Evans discussed:
 the biology behind natural sleep cycles
 realistic sleep/nap expectations for every age
 tips to implement a sleep routine that matches your parenting style

Managing Parenthood and Your Career Series

Dual Career Families
Date: April 12, 2012
Panelists: Lisa Leffert, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia; Lee Schwamm, MD, Professor of Neurology; Jose Florez, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine; and Lucia Sobrin, MD, Assistant Professor of Opthalmology.
In this session of our "Managing Parenthood and Your Career" series, invited faculty members discussed how they balance work and family life when both parents have careers in academic medicine.

Meet and Greet Series

At the 3rd session of our "Meet and Greet" Series, MGH Faculty and Researchers had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Brugge about her career path and to gain some insights to help with their own career trajectories. This was an informal conversation format with Dr. Brugge, where participants were encouraged to bring questions and spend some time networking with other MGH women colleagues.

Faculty Development Seminar: Communication Series

Scholarly Writing Seminar Series for Faculty
Dates: March 15 and March 29, 2012
Speaker: Theodore Stern, MD, Director of the Office for Clinical Careers
This seminar series is designed to help faculty improve their scholarly writing and is particularly valuable to those who wish to improve their scientific writing and productivity.
Click here to view Dr. Stern's presentation.

Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards

Panel Discussion
Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Sponsored by the Office for Women's Careers (OWC) and the Office for Research Career Development (ORCD).

These awards are designed to provide bridge funding for junior faculty to sustain research productivity during the child-rearing years with the intention of advancing women in academic medicine. This panel discussion covered eligibility requirements for the awards, tips for putting together your best application, resources to help you apply, and how the award can help advance your career.

"Meet and Greet" Series

Anne Klibanski, MD
Date: Monday, December 12, 2011
Speaker: Anne Klibanski, MD, Laurie Carrol Guthart Professor of Medicine; Chief, Endocrine Division and Neuroendocrine Unit, MGH; Director, Center for Faculty Development at MGH
Opportunity to hear from Dr. Klibanski about her career path and to gain some insights to help with personal career trajectory. This was an informal conversation format with Dr. Klibanski, participants were encouraged to bring questions and spend some time networking with other MGH women colleagues.

Leadership Strategies for Women - Follow-up Session

Date: Monday, September 19, 2011
Speaker: Allison Rimm, President, Allison Rimm and Associates
This follow-up session to the May 23, 2011 Leadership program discussed various strategies for helping participants achieve their individual goals for leadership in their career.